Automobile bumper bracket



a citizenbf the United States, A lvlilwaukeeain thecounty .of Malwaukeeand l Aand the intermediate arm,"arepreferablyL APatented. May 4, `1926.

WILLIAM A. sTAnok, on lviiIAzvAUKnr:7` wrsoemsn, A ssreriioenvmoBeinennlaairr;

Filmname GORPORATIQN; 0F DELAWARE.

j AToMoBILn eUMPER Ii-neckar.

f appiieationfmeq'iune v2a;:iefaaserial No. eeaieej.' Renewed Melania-192e. i

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Be l1t .knfmtnA that L; ImmatrlState effy Nisoonsim have= invented newlaand.; useful; Imprmzenientsin Automebile Bumper Brackets, of which thefollowingis a speeifloat-tom n This; invention` relatesto-` an autonfiobileA bumperlbnaeket.

All-,Objectief theinventienis toproyide Y a. simple. `and Iefficient bracket .which may, be

readily attached tothe sidebar of an automobile frame and adjustedV to; support.the e bumper-bar athetreqnired position.-`

` Another` objeetfthereo is to `Provide bracket .ivhiehfI will; f be held Y inl va ,finedI posito1.1-..wl1e1.f1` it` is attaehedto the, .Sdebf'uu According Yto, this invention,` thebracket is provdedwth .twosupportng which] are adapted vto .befastenedto the side bar of, an. antomeble... fname at.,di1felzelt plates. along the sama.. and which. yare vpivotally or, otherwiseI connected. tol enableL either; arm. to f have its positionadinstedfvertically relative f A.tions they,V brace eaelnotlierfvertieal These arms mutually bnaeeeaoh V:other and thereby hold; the bracket in. a rigid; position,

Theeaecompanyingdrawings illustrate a l A l V .leash-.Other laterally and thereby. heldathe braeket i141:S ladf-tlensverse,position bracket :made in. attendance with i this inf vention.V

Fig., l is.,an,oi1tsidel perspectiyegjview of..

i the blkt attached tothe sidebar,

Fig. 2'is`aninsideelevationof the braeket. Fig. 3,is a plan view of a bumper` p1;oydedv e vvithY- the brackets illustradinFigs. l and 2.

Fig. 4 is aside elevation of lthe rbraeket.

having itsl rear supporting arm fastened to the Web .of the side bar, e ,d y

Fig. 5 isaysidervieiv of the bracket having?,l

the. forward,'supporting arm.fastenedv to the side bar `by a lU-bOlt.

' Fig. Gis a side view'of.the.bracket modi.-V fiedito provide a longer rear supporting arm. The bracket is lprovided with a forward fsupporting army l and afi'ear supporting arm,

attached to the side bar.

2 which cooperate to support a yoke v8.

The yoke is adapted to4 have attachedy AQ. Shimon@ residing at parallel to,v the 'forward .Suppertine2-1mand' apart therettoifia.1

i'nade. in, al singlegpieee. l

The forward. supporting. arnr has itsl'vfreevv attaching 'end .pret/,ideal witha hole for rel-.

ceiving a fastening bolt. s y

. The plvot bolt 'which connetsfthe real supporting 'arm to the intermediate armis arrangedgabove the free attaching end ofY .theforwgard supporting arm..

- .The real? Supporting'. armv has. its; free. at:

han. f6 an. autQmQble-i frame. its Sunppftf lng, ;arnis alge arranged oinopposlte .sides ferentp'laees alongthe.sanne..y Y e As. dier. Geeuw @litteram engaar... P0811.:

taching. end provided vvithl a hole for re. 70:r Cevinga fastening belte Either supporting arm may-loe turnedvere I tica/Hy @arbe/pivot 'bolttoadiuat tsfgpesvf tion lelativeytatheother L l I When the braCket-s,.attahedtto,thewside. 751

-theleotand they fastened therete atd't-fY lThe, forward supporting?! arm.,V is V,usually attached t0. the. Side bar f T'St endfadiilsted. to supp.

rt th., bumperbar!` inthe required v POSltiOhvertically anclgfastenedY tothe side. bar.

attached to theside bar firsta as eachVV armr may be turned. on thepiyotbolt tor adjust its. position relatiye4 to the other arm.`

As they arefl arranged apart, tl'ieyQ,brace.il

'190t The rear lsupportnnfg.-arm. is thenadiusted f Offcourse, eithersupportngufarm may be Y The supporting-,arms may beflocked or y fastened in 4a definite relationjeto each other-V ,by the piyotbolt. g

The supporting arms may have their-relal` tive positions adjusted before the bracketis,

The forwardv supportingiarm may be fastened v4toI thesde bar by the spring bolt 7; L

Figure 3 illustrates a bumper inwhich the bracket is employed to support a spring bumper bar 9.

Vside bar by a Uoolt 14.

The bracket illustrated in Figure G has a longer rear supporting arm and a shorter intermediate arm than the bracket in AFigure 1.

Gf course, the invention which has been herein set forth may be embodied rin vari ous forms which willbe within `the follow-v ing claims.

rihe invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. in automobile bumper bracket adapted to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame, comprising two Supporting arms adapted to cooperate to support a bumper bar in a fixedvertical posit-ion andpivotally` connected together to `enable either arm to be turned vertically to adjust its position relative to the other arnr.

2. An automobile bumper bracket adapt-- ed to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame, comprising a supporting arm, a'yoke having said arm connected thereto ina fixed position, and an adjustable supporting arm connected to said'yoke to cooperate with the aforesaid arm to support the same and adapted to have its position-vertically adjusted relative to the aforef said arm. Y

8. An automobile bumper bracket adapted to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame, comprising a supporting arm adapted to have .attached thereto a bumper bar, and a pivoted supporting arm extending further rearward than the `aforesaid supporting arm and cooperating therewith to support said bumper bar.

t. An automobile bumper bracket adapted to' be attached to theside bar of an automobile frame, comprising a supporting arm adapted to have attached thereto a bumper bar, another supporting arm cooperating therewith to support said bumper bar and extending further rearward than the aforesaid arm, and a' pivot on which either arm may turn vertically to adjust its position relative to the other arm.

5. An automobilel bumper bracket adapted to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame,'comprising a supporting arm, yoke having said arm connected thereto in a fixed position, another supporting arm Y porting ed to have a bumper bar attached thereto,

and another supporting arm connected to said yoke and extending further rearward thany the first supporting arm, and a pivot on which either may turn vertically to adjust its position relative to the other supporting arm. f

7.A An automobile bumper bracket adapted to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame, comprising a forward supporting arm, an intermediate arm arranged apart therefrom, yoke having said arms connected thereto in a fixed position in rela- -tion to each other, a rear supporting arm,

and a pivot bolt connecting said rear suparm to said intermediate arm. f

8. in automobile bumper Vbracket adapted to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame, comprising a forwardvsupporting arm, an intermediate supporting arm arranged apart therefrom, a yoke hav-V ing said arms connected thereto in a fixed position, a rear supporting arm extending further rearward than said forward supporting arm, and a pivot bolt connecting said intermediate supporting'arm and said rear supporting arm.

9. An automobile bumper bracket adapted to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame, comprising a forward supporting arm, a rear supporting arm, a yoke having one of said arms connected thereto in a fixed position, and a pivotal connection between the other arm and said yoke.

10. An automobile bumper bracket adapted to be attached to the side bar of an automobile frame, comprising a forward supporting arm having a free depending attaching end, an intermediate arm arranged apart from said forward supporting arm, n

a yoke having said supporting arm and said intermediate arm connected thereto in a fixed position in relation rto each other, a rear supporting arm extending further rearward than said forwardsupporting arm and having a free attaching end, and a pivot bolt connecting said rear supporting arm to said intermediate arm.

. In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WILLIAM A. smsen". 

